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Ask Dr. Christensen
In this monthly feature, Dr. Gordon Christensen addresses the most frequently asked questions from Dental Economics® readers.
Doctors Building Wealth
There are dentists in south Florida and Michigan — a couple of the hardest–hit economic areas — who are still thriving and growing despite the economy.
Enhancing Technology
In the old days, if a patient needed a gingival buccal restoration, the tooth was prepared, tissue dried with cotton or retraction cord, and (after good old Copalite) an amalgam was plastered in place.
Flourishing in Changing Times
Life is moving so fast, we can barely keep up. Business practices and marketing ideas are happening on the Internet at a speed we cannot comprehend.
Pearls for your Practice
All of us are interested in how to improve relationships with our patients and in how to get them to respond about their experiences with our office.
Practice Transitions
In today's economic climate, and with a substantially diminished retirement portfolio, it's no wonder that sellers are working longer and that many potential partnerships are on hold.
Total Practice Success Tips
Nothing beats the power of apatient referral. Think about the people you trust the most.
As I think of a subject for this column each month, my first question is “What can I share that has value for a general practitioner doing routine endodontic treatment?”
Features
Focus on...
While America's legislators continue to plan the nation's finances, dental practices are working on economic stimulus and recovery plans of their own.
The American Dental Association has published an annual “Survey of Dental Practice” since the 1950s.
My receptionist called my private office to announce, “Doctor, there's a letter at the front desk you have to sign for.
When was the last time someone compared you — and the way you manage your team — to a member of Congress?
Are you still on the fence about the cost effectiveness of transitioning from the traditional way of maintaining dental patient charts ...
This month we feature an office that serves two functions. Dr. Greg Lutke practiced for 14 years in an office that was not his design and did not fit his practice type or individual needs.
Before our recent economic roller coaster ride began, many practices were moving steadily toward a cash–only and fee–for–service basis.
Hank was an Army chaplain approaching retirement. His skills and résume were in order but his teeth were not.
Application guide explores how conservative dentistry can benefit our patients and practices.
In a previous article on the improved economics derived from using a far less expensive endodontic system, the emphasis was on the financial consequences and the obvious positive ramifications for one's practice.
Editor's note: When Dr. Jac Pedersen and his teenage daughter recently faced life–threatening medical conditions, the 58–year–old pediatric dentist knew that the bills and time off work could bankrupt the family and close his practice.
Perhaps no other discipline in dentistry has enjoyed as much growth over the last decade as sedation dentistry.
Departments
Editor's Note
I have always struggled to keep the overhead in my practice under control, and I believe this is common in all dental practices.
Columns
Breakthrough Financial Planning
I continuously look for tools that can remove complexity from the busy lives of dentists.
The Dalin Exchange
Dr. Dalin: I met Dr. Greg Chotkowski at this year's Chicago Midwinter Meeting. He has helped develop a new company named StemSave.
Focus on Human Resources
Of the various employment compliance laws, the rules and requirements related to disabilities are some of the most misunderstood and frustrating for employers.
From the Laboratory
Implant Dentistry
The complexities of implant surgical and prosthetic proceduresare numerous and sometimes overwhelming for any grassroots dentists interested in incorporating these disciplines into their general practice.
The Science of Creating Wealth
“All behavior is shaped by the reward we believe and expect the behavior will produce.
Appliance Economics
“Can't you just straighten these lower front teeth?”“Can't you just make me look better â?¦ without making me wear braces for TWO YEARS?”
Dental Marketing
The Internet has become the tool of choice for prospective patients in making dental and other health–care decisions.
Emerging Infection Control Challenges
The use of face masks by health–care workers (HCW) initially was considered an infection–control precaution aimed at protecting patients from bacteria and viruses that were aerosolized during treatment.
The X-ray Files
This column offers me an opportunity to show dentists how to become heroes to their patients through different types of technology.
Volume 99 Issue 10
October, 2009
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